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Unleash Your Mind

A poem evolving From out my mind Astonishes me With what it can find Undo it’s leash Let it run free Watch it come back With new imagery Emily Dickinson Mind in free reign Images brought back Hard to explain Don’t keep your mind Leashed, let it free For it to bring back New poetryContinue reading “Unleash Your Mind”

WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven

I love our union, WordPress (Must not forget cap P) I find it so exciting wordpress and poet me Shit…forgot the P Learning code? I’m past it (Remember, Don, cap P) I would be more than hopeless Word Press come marry me Shit!.. there’s no space Take me with your hidden code Make all myContinue reading “WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven”

My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding

I have two years of poems Waiting on my drive Screaming, yelling at me “Start blogging us up live” Do you see my problem? (2 years, one each day) No wonder they are crowded What more can I say? Stop talking and start posting. Get rid of our backlog…..Do your poems talk back to youContinue reading “My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding”

I’m Sorry

I’m sorry for exploding Exploding on the scene Firing posts like bullets Shattering your screen You’re not at all…. Don Matthews May 2020

A Poet’s Right

OK I might not write Top-class poetry So what? I get a kick out Of writing just for me To me I’ve always thought that Poets basically Write poetry to please themselves And not for you or me But if you/me or anyone Like what they’re writing down Simple, trite or otherwise We follow themContinue reading “A Poet’s Right”

Ho Hum

I am an offbeat poet I rhyme to my own drum Thalia, my Muse of Mirth Helps me script, ho hum I’m also in a blues band Playing on the drums Too noisy for my Thalia She stays at home, ho hum Don Matthews May 2020 me practising….

Damn Neurons are at it Again

Slow down mind I’m having trouble Processing what you do Us neurons having party Don Cock-a-doodle-doo Don’t blame us for our party Your lockdown is at fault We’ve lost our source of inspiration Our thinking’s now on halt Shit, whatever can I do To shut this party down? Have a drink, or two, or threeContinue reading “Damn Neurons are at it Again”

Our Call Centres in Australia are Clever

Call centres in Australia are clever We look after our callers who call We’re leading the world with this technology Which I’ll now go reveal to you all Don Matthews May 2020

God, Guns and Anti-Maskers

I am a proud USA citizenI refuse to wear a coronavirus maskThere’s someone beside me who’ll protect meMy God and my Saviour, ’tis his task Don Matthews May 2020

Bipolar Disorder

(Dealing with mental health issues. Step 1. Talk about it. So I am) Why am I so different? Different from the rest? Not your ‘normal’ poet? (Born with brain bit messed) Not the quite right balance Of chemicals, you see Forced on me by parent’s genes Unknown to them, (and me) Mania is my demonContinue reading “Bipolar Disorder”